Office Cleaning Cost in Dublin (2026 Prices)

Office cleaning cost in Dublin depends on three things more than any other: floor area, how many times a week the cleaners come, and how many washrooms and kitchens they look after. Most small offices pay a few hundred euro a month. A full corporate floor can pay several thousand. The ranges below come from published Dublin prices and the wage and VAT rules that sit underneath every quote.

How much does office cleaning cost in Dublin in 2026?

Most Dublin offices of 50 to 500 m² pay about €350 to €1,600 a month for three to five visits a week. Those are Optus Glean’s published 2026 ranges for Dublin. Larger corporate floors run from €1,500 to €5,000 a month for daily cleaning.

The per-visit column is our arithmetic: monthly price divided by the visits in an average month. Three visits a week is 13 visits a month, and five visits a week is about 21.7. Optus Glean does not state whether its figures include VAT, so treat them as a guide rather than a final price.

What is the hourly rate for office cleaning?

Office cleaning in Dublin is usually priced close to €30 an hour, with VAT and contract length moving it either way. Dublin Cleaners charges €30 an hour, VAT included, with a 2-hour minimum visit. That makes the smallest single visit €60.

For comparison, Bark’s 2026 survey puts Dublin cleaning agencies at about €30 an hour before VAT for domestic work. Office rates sit in the same band because the labour cost is the same. The difference is in how the work is packaged: offices are often sold as a fixed monthly fee rather than by the hour.

Our office cleaning service in Dublin uses the hourly rate for small offices and a fixed monthly figure once the visit plan is agreed. A monthly figure is simply the hours in the plan multiplied by the rate.

What does a monthly office cleaning budget look like?

A small office cleaned once a week for 2 hours costs €260 a month at €30 an hour. Twice a week is €520, and three times a week is €780. A month averages 4.33 weeks, which is where those figures come from.

These are worked examples at our published rate, not a quote. The hours an office actually needs depend on headcount, washrooms and how the space is used. Our guide on how often an office should be cleaned helps you choose a visit pattern before you ask for a price.

Fewer, longer visits usually give better value than many short ones. A 1-hour visit spends a large share of its time on travel and setup. Two visits of 2 hours often achieve more than four visits of 1 hour.

Why do office cleaning prices have a floor?

Every legitimate office cleaning price is built on a legal wage. The Contract Cleaning Employment Regulation Order, S.I. No. 430 of 2025, sets a minimum of €14.80 an hour for cleaners from 1 January 2026. That is above the 2026 national minimum wage of €14.15.

The floor rises again in 2027. Citizens Information confirms that Budget 2027 lifts the national minimum wage to €14.94 an hour from 1 January 2027, subject to legislation. That is 14 cent above the current contract cleaning rate, and no employee can be paid below the national minimum.

On top of pay, a contractor covers employer PRSI, paid leave, sick pay, supervision, travel, insurance and products. A quote that works out far below €20 an hour before VAT leaves little room for any of that. It is worth asking how the contractor pays its staff.

How do VAT and night work change the price?

VAT adds 13.5% to a quote unless it is already included. Revenue lists cleaning and maintenance services under the reduced rate, and its current rates table shows that rate at 13.5% from 1 January 2026. A €700 monthly quote “plus VAT” is really €794.50.

Night cleaning can cost more. The Contract Cleaning ERO adds €1 an hour for cleaners who work at least three hours between midnight and 06:00. Evening slots after 18:00 and early mornings before 09:00 avoid that premium.

How much does a one-off office deep clean cost?

A one-off office deep clean costs about €3.50 to €6.00 per m² in Dublin, according to Optus Glean’s published prices. A 100 m² office would come to roughly €350 to €600. Condition, carpet area and the number of washrooms decide where in that range a job lands.

Deep cleans make sense before a move-in, after a fit-out, or once or twice a year on top of regular visits. They cover the jobs a short evening visit skips: skirting boards, door frames, high ledges, kitchen appliances inside and out, and grout in washrooms.

If the office has just had building work, the dust needs a different approach. Our after builders cleaning service uses HEPA vacuums and damp wiping to clear fine construction dust before a regular routine starts.

Why is office cleaning cost higher in some offices?

Washrooms, kitchens and floor type move the price more than floor area alone. A 120 m² office with four toilets and a busy kitchen can take longer than a 200 m² open-plan floor with one washroom.

The HSA’s guide to the workplace regulations says interior surfaces must be cleaned at suitable intervals that “depend on the type and level of work activity and the frequency of use”. That is the legal reason a busy 30-person office needs more hours than a quiet 5-person one of the same size.

How do Dublin cleaning companies quote for offices?

Most companies visit first and then send a written scope with a fixed monthly price. Perfect Clean, for example, prices offices per site after a free visit, with a written quote including VAT, no minimum term and 30 days’ notice. That is a fair model to compare others against.

A good office quote lists four things clearly:

• the tasks for each visit, room by room
• the visit days, times and hours
• who supplies consumables
• whether VAT is included, and the notice period

Our guide to the office cleaning contract covers what to put in writing, including keys, alarms and insurance certificates. Once you have two or three quotes on the same scope, the comparison becomes simple.

How can you lower your office cleaning cost?

Clear desks, fewer but longer visits and a tight scope bring the price down without dropping standards. Each change cuts minutes from every visit, and those minutes add up across a month.

A clear-desk policy lets cleaners wipe every surface quickly. Moving from five short visits to three longer ones can cut travel time out of the bill. Keeping periodic jobs, such as carpet extraction or window cleaning, as separate quarterly items keeps the weekly rate lower.

Consumables are worth checking line by line. If the contractor supplies toilet roll, hand soap and bin liners, ask whether they are charged at cost or with a margin. Buying them yourself and having the cleaner restock them is often cheaper for a small office, and it keeps the cleaning price itself easier to compare.

Finally, compare quotes on the same basis. Convert each one to a monthly figure including VAT, and check what each visit covers. The cheapest headline price is not always the cheapest per hour of actual cleaning.